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Information on the Fresno California Real Estate Market from Fresno's Foremost Blogging Broker -- Randy "Lazarus" McAtee Owner/Broker of Lazarus Realty.

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2009 

Stats show home sales picking up.  In the last 24 hours we have 56 New Listings and 19 Back on the Market. Thats 75 properties on the SELL SIDE During that same 24 hour period we are showing 24 Contingents and 71 Pendings. Thats 95 properties on the BUY SIDE. That's a great balance of inventory b...
04/30/2009
Fresno California When your purchasing a home there is a good chance that either your agent or the agent may hire a contractor to do work on the home prior to closing.   Contractors in California (and probably most other states) don't need to be well capitalized  in order to start up a business t...
04/29/2009
Was busy doing showings this afternoon in an area where sales have been brisk.  The volume of REOs in this particular neighborhood has been so high that I noticed prices drop 10% in a matter of about 2 or 3 months.  I noticed a lot of homes with non-mls lock boxes --- meaning that the homes are b...
04/28/2009
This is a follow up to my last blog.  There  is an article in the Wall Street Journal today title The Green House of the Future in which four architects provide illustrations of what Green Homes of the future might look like.  The article concludes with all four architects in agreement on one thi...
04/27/2009
EVERYONE WANTS MORE HOME." This is a quote from Builder/Author Shay Salomon in this YouTube Video. Watch it! I think you'll like it.     I am at the age and stage where I am pondering down-sizing and have been fascinated by all the possibilities available in Alternative Living. Over the years our...
04/27/2009
I took this picture last year around this time and I don't believe I shared it here on AR.  Its a cousin to my background pic on my profile page.  Please feel free to comment.  Oh, and if you're interested in purchasing property in the vicinity call me: I have 21+/- acres available for sale.     ...
04/25/2009
3 bedrooms * 2 3/4 baths 3798 Square Ft on a 11985 Sq. Ft. lot ASKING: $870,000       Magnificant custom home located in a private gated community in Woodward Lake. This grand home has breathtaking and expansive views of Woodward Lake and the Sierras. The grand entry has a floating spiral stairca...
04/23/2009
  NOT! I cant post this pic and not comment...lol. WHADAYATHINK? ...or more importantly --- what was this agent thinking?  I can take better pics with my cell phone.  If I’m going to buy the house with filthy misquito pond I want to know how its situated in the back yard.  Show me its orientation...
04/15/2009
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West Coast haircut.  Golden State Clip.   Just how much have home prices been shorn in California?   A LOT!   Believe it or not in 2006 the median price of a home in California was $576,000.   California median home price as of February 09: $247,590 (Source C.A.R.)     Now that’s a haircut!     <...
04/15/2009
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  ....I'm gonna keep on blogging, at least for now.  I did have ONE client last year as a direct result of my blog which culminated in a sale.  But REALLY, when I think    about it, its ODD: so many of my clients are not computer literate.  Some don’t even HAVE computers!  Some don’t even speak ...
04/14/2009
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Owner/Broker, Lazarus Realty, Fresno California
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